Starting July 1, 2025, any passenger who visits a Mexican port will pay a fee of $42, according to nonprofit trade organization Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association, which said the tax was initially ...

Cruise ships docked in Costa Maya, a Mexican Caribbean port. Photo Credit: Mateus Andre/Shutterstock The two chambers of Mexico's legislative branch have approved a $42 head tax on cruise passengers.

Mexico’s cruise industry could face significant disruption as time runs short for the country’s government to address cruise operators’ concerns regarding the upcoming $42 immigration passenger fee.

The cruise industry’s efforts to stop a $42 per-passenger cruise tax proposed by the Mexican government seems to have been successful. Cruise industry leaders were blindsided by the plan last fall and ...